TRAVEL MADE FICTION - SOUTH AMERICA BY AIR

Mark J. Curran is Professor Emeritus from Arizona State University where he worked from 1968 to 2011. He taught Spanish Language as well as the Survey of Spanish Literature, a seminar on "Don Quixote," and Civilization of Spain and Spanish America. He also taught the Portuguese Language (Brazilian Variant) as well as a Survey of Luso-Brazilian Civilization and seminars on Chico Buarque de Hollanda, and lastly, Brazil's Folk-Popular Literature ("A Literatura de Cordel"). He has written forty-nine books, eight in academic circles before retirement, forty-one with author's publishing since retirement. Color images and summaries of the books appear on his website: www.currancordelconnection.com His e-mail address is profmark@asu.edu. "Travel Made Fiction - South America by Air" is the seventh book in Mark Curran's "Adventure Travel" series. It combines real life history, culture and tourism with an at times humorous fictional account of travelers and staff of AT on the trip. Not intentionally, at least at first, there are ten parts, like the Greek Epic. Travel is to Peru, Buenos Aires, Uruguay, Iguacu, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador da Bahia, Manaus, Bogota, Cartagena de Indias and Isla San Andres in the Caribbean. Mike and Amy Gaherty, now married, lead the way with logistics and cultural introductions to the travels. In its totality, the book indeed is an epic of travel with highlights of places and peoples of South America. Richly illustrated with the authors photos, it could also be a coffee table book with vivid color images. The book harks back to travel over 50 years to Latin America and Curran's classes teaching about it.